Honorary Canadians

Honorary Canadians

This room is dedicated to the artists who, while not born here, made a meaningful mark on Canadian music. Whether they came to record, perform, collaborate, or simply found inspiration on Canadian soil, these Honorary Canadians became part of the story. Some stayed briefly, others put down roots—but all contributed to the cultural fabric in unique ways. From one-off sessions to lasting legacies, this is a salute to the outsiders who felt right at home in Canada.

Tracks

Artist Track Title
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra And I Love Her And I Love Her
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Black Brows Dark Brown Eyes Ukrainian Pops
Charmaines* The One For Me (You Are) Hypnotized b/w The One For Me (promo)
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Bukovynian Dance Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Oscar* McLollie Chilliwack Valley Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child
Ellen McIlwaine Pinebo (My Story) Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Tony McManus Inveran - The Devil in the Kitchen - Locheil's Away to France The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Kozak Dance Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Nelson* Riddle Vancouver Nights British Columbia Suite
Ellen McIlwaine Ode to Billie Joe Honky Tonk Angel
Ursa Major* Liberty and Justice ST
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
David Amram Song for Kenya Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Aarons And Ackley* Could Have Had Anything You And I
Ernie* Smith Time To Behold Jah
Aarons And Ackley* Five O'Clock You And I
Exponians Wicked Woman Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Priscilla* Rollins Goody Goody Lover's Choice Vol. 1
David Amram Summer Nights, Winter Rain Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Ellen McIlwaine Cure My Blues Everybody Needs It
Joe* Glazer New Democratic Party Train A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
David Amram Old Man and the Children Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Happy Dolls Bombie Show Album No. 1
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Lady's Dream And I Love Her
Jack Holland There's More to Come The Eyes of a Dreamer
Jack Holland You Can't Make a Dancer The Eyes of a Dreamer
Joe* Glazer We Shall Not Be Moved A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Ellen McIlwaine Lover's Lane Ellen McIlwaine
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Am I Blue And I Love Her
Ellen McIlwaine For Suki Fear Itself
Aarons And Ackley* Sailor Song ST
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Are You Confused Love Serenade
Priscilla* Rollins There Goes My Baby Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Sidewinders Gift to the Sun Flatfoot Hustlin'
Jack Holland Roasalie The Eyes of a Dreamer
Oscar* McLollie For the Good Times ST
Ellen McIlwaine Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven (But Nobody Wants to Die) We the People
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Theme For the Countless And I Love Her
Oscar* McLollie As Long As You Care at All So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All
Jack Holland You Don't Have to Love Me The Eyes of a Dreamer
Ellen McIlwaine I Don't Want to Play We the People
Ellen McIlwaine Come Sit Down and Tell Me Everybody Needs It
David Amram Greasy Spoon Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Nelson* Riddle The Caribou British Columbia Suite
Ellen McIlwaine Wade in the Water Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Priscilla* Rollins If You Should Lose Me Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Stormy Weather Amist the Black Eyes
Aarons And Ackley* Devil Song ST
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Time After Time And I Love Her
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Late Night Movies I'm a Song
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Halya Несе Галя Воду Ukrainian Pops
Ursa Major* Sinner ST
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Boots Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Jonathan Edwards How About You Sailboat
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Shake a Hand Amist the Black Eyes
Country Mcdonald Joe* War Widow War War War
Nelson* Riddle Butchart Gardens British Columbia Suite
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Bohemian I'm a Song
Ellen McIlwaine Underground River Fear Itself
Ernie* Smith Money Can't Buy Life Skareggae
Jack Holland The Eyes of a Dreamer The Eyes of a Dreamer
Ursa Major* Stage Door Queen ST
Eddie* Murray Montreal, Canada Blues Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance
Nelson* Riddle Victoria British Columbia Suite
Ernie* Smith Don't Down Me Now To Behold Jah
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* I Need You Amist the Black Eyes
Matt Lucas* Drunkard's Dream Matt Gets Blue
Oscar* McLollie Love Will Get You ST
Ernie* Smith Everything Crash Skareggae
Buddy Knox Mary Lou ST
Aarons And Ackley* Sleeping Gypsy ST
Ellen McIlwaine The Last Good Man in My Life Ellen McIlwaine
Ellen McIlwaine I Want Whacha Got (Boston Song) Everybody Needs It
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars Maple Sugar Two Step Maple Sugar Two Step // I Want a Girl
Ellen McIlwaine Toe Hold Honky Tonk Angel
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* I'm a Song I'm a Song
Zambonis* Leave Your Stink at the Rink To Bleed Black and Gold
Priscilla* Rollins Mama You Treat Your Daughter Mean Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Alpha Centauri Love Only You ST
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Theme from Canada Love Serenade
Jack Holland The Time Or the Place The Eyes of a Dreamer
Priscilla* Rollins Sad Movies Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Ain't No Two Ways About It (It's Love) Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels Honky Tonk Angel
Albert Jones* Hussle Disco The Facts of Life
Ellen McIlwaine Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven (But Nobody Wants to Die) Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine Don't You Have any Love in Your Heart? Ellen McIlwaine
Aarons And Ackley* L.A. You And I
Ellen McIlwaine The Letter Fear Itself
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* I Will Go Into The Distant Mountains Ukrainian Pops
Jonathan Edwards Weapon of Prayer Sailboat
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Polissian Polka 'Mazury' Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Happy Dolls Hello Dolly Show Album No. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Sliding Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* I'm Gonna Love You Baby I'm a Song
Country Mcdonald Joe* The March Of The Dead War War War
Ernie* Smith Show Me a Sign To Behold Jah
Nelson* Riddle The Route of the Haidas British Columbia Suite
Ernie* Smith Take Your Time To Behold Jah
Zambonis* The Greatest Season To Bleed Black and Gold

Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* - Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection

Kyiv, 🇺🇦

FEATURED

The Revelaires* - You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring

Detroit, Michigan, 🇺🇸 → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

The Revelaires* - Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver

Detroit, Michigan, 🇺🇸 → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt Lucas* - Matt Gets Blue

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

Ursa Major* - ST

New York, New York, U.S.A.

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Ellen McIlwaine

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Country Mcdonald Joe* - War War War

Washington, DC, USA

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Amist the Black Eyes

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Shirley Lewis Show Band

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* - I'm a Song

Birmingham, England, UK→Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Cal* Bostic - Introducing...

Anniston, Alabama, 🇺🇸→Port Arthur, Ontario, 🇨🇦→Erie, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Aarons And Ackley* - ST

Portland, Oregon, 🇺🇸 (Jim Ackley); Cleveland, Ohio, 🇺🇸 (Chuck Aarons) - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt Lucas* - The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Tommy Makem - Vancouver b/w Better Times

Keady, County Armagh, Northern Ireland → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - ST

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

David Amram - Summer Nights, Winter Rain

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸*

FEATURED

Bluebird* - Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost

Mercer Island, Washington, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Loni Gamble - ST

Philadelphia, 🇺🇸 - Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

Dave Gordon & Kay* - I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

FEATURED

Albert Jones* - The Facts of Life

Gary, Indiana, 🇺🇸 - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Alpha Centauri - ST

Priscilla* Rollins - Lover's Choice Vol. 1

Nassau, Bahamas - Toronto, Ontario

Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection

You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring

Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver

The Revelaires (3)

The Revelaires (2)

The Revelaires

The Revelaires You're So Wrong (1)

The Revelaires Great Pre (1)

Matt Gets Blue

ST

Ursa Major - ST Side 2

Ursa Major - ST Side 1

Ursa Major - ST BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Honky Tonk Angel

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 02

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 01

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Everybody Needs It

We the People

Fear Itself

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (5)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (8)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (7)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (4)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (3)

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